In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.
- Height
- 1.1 m
- Weight
- 32 kg
- Generation
- 1
Base Stats
Abilities
Training
| Catch Rate | 45 (17.6%) |
| Base Exp | 178 |
| Base Happiness | 70 |
| Growth Rate | Medium |
Breeding
| Egg Groups | Bug |
| Gender | 50.0% male, 50.0% female |
| Egg Cycles | 15 (3855 steps) |
Compare evolutions and forms
Compare Butterfree with its evolution family and other forms of the same species. Parentheses show the difference from Butterfree.
| Pokémon | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterfree | 60 | 45 | 50 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 395 |
| Caterpie | 45 (-15) | 30 (-15) | 35 (-15) | 20 (-70) | 20 (-60) | 45 (-25) | 195 (-200) |
| Metapod | 50 (-10) | 20 (-25) | 55 (+5) | 25 (-65) | 25 (-55) | 30 (-40) | 205 (-190) |
| Butterfree Gmax | 60 (0) | 45 (0) | 50 (0) | 90 (0) | 80 (0) | 70 (0) | 395 (0) |
These are base stats, not in-battle values. Level, nature, IVs and EVs change the final stats. Forms are not available in every game; an alternate form is not necessarily an evolution.
Data: PokéAPI. Differences calculated from the records shown.
Evolution Chain
Pokédex Entries
In battle, it flaps its wings at high speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.
Its wings, covered with poisonous powders, repel water. This allows it to fly in the rain.
It collects honey every day. It rubs honey onto the hairs on its legs to carry it back to its nest.
Water-repellent powder on its wings enables it to collect honey, even in the heav iest of rains.
It flits from flower to flower, collecting honey. It can even identify distant flowers in bloom.
BUTTERFREE has a superior ability to search for delicious honey from flowers. It can even search out, extract, and carry honey from flowers that are blooming over six miles from its nest.
It has a superior ability to search for delicious honey from flowers. It can seek, extract, and carry honey from flowers blooming over six miles away.
The wings are protected by rain-repellent dust. As a result, this POKéMON can fly about even in rain.
In battle, it flaps its wings at great speed to release highly toxic dust into the air.
It loves the honey of flowers and can locate flower patches that have even tiny amounts of pollen.
Moves Learned
Moves learned by TM/HM
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrobatics | flying | Physical | 55 | 100% |
| Baton Pass | normal | Status | — | — |
| Draining Kiss | fairy | Special | 50 | 100% |
| Electroweb | electric | Special | 55 | 95% |
| Hurricane | flying | Special | 110 | 70% |
| Iron Defense | steel | Status | — | — |
| Pollen Puff | bug | Special | 90 | 100% |
| Round | normal | Special | 60 | 100% |
| Snore | normal | Special | 50 | 100% |
| Venoshock | poison | Special | 65 | 100% |
Moves learned by Move Tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dual Wingbeat | flying | Physical | 40 | 90% |
Sprites
Official Artwork
Normal
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ShinyAnimated
Normal
ShinyGame Sprites
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black whiteHeld Items
| Item | Rarity | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Powder | 5% | ruby, sapphire, emerald, firered, leafgreen, diamond, pearl, platinum, heartgold, soulsilver, black, white, black-2, white-2, x, y, omega-ruby, alpha-sapphire, sun, moon, ultra-sun, ultra-moon |